Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson Dies At Age 70

Nick Ashford, half of the dynamic soul duo Ashford & Simpson, died Monday from complications from throat cancer. He was 70.

From Washington Post:

Though they had some of their greatest success at Motown with classics like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Reach Out And Touch Somebody’s Hand” by Ross and “You’re All I Need To Get By” by Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ashford & Simpson also created classics for others, like the anthem “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Khan (and later remade by Whitney Houston).

They also had success writing for themselves: Perhaps the biggest known hit sung by them was the 1980s hit “Solid As A Rock.”

Ashford is survived by his wife and two daughters.

In honor of Ashford’s great talent, press play on this song a couple times:

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